Inside a classroom in rural Kentucky, students are putting real-world skills to work, running their own coffee shop."This got started as a way for us to help students fulfill their career work experience certificate. They have to earn 40 hours a year of on-the-job learning," said Victoria Mason, a teacher at North Bullitt High School. "We focus a lot on job skills in here and life skills to get the students to be ready for transition and being as independent as they can."The shop is called the "Bean Flyers," and the students help sell coffee, tea, smoothies and hot cocoa.Students like Landon, Xavier, Michelle, Alex, and Elliot are tasked with not only making the drinks, but delivering the orders to teachers."They like making the drinks, but they also like walking around the school and meeting new people," teacher Casey Sanders said.And the program, according to Mason is quickly expanding."Last year, we were probably getting between five and seven orders. Since the fall has started, we've been getting like close to 15 orders a week," Mason said. Students like Elliot take each order seriously."We have to serve our coffee with happy faces to show that you're happy and you like serving coffee," Elliot said. In addition to learning customer service, students say they have learned other skills, including time management, communication, and math -- to count tips.Alex likes being a part of the community."The best part is how teachers help us be included," Alex said. "My hope is that as many students as possible can go out and get part-time jobs with supported employment or anything like that. But even more than that, I want them to leave North having a community," Mason said.The money raised goes to the "Best Buddies" program at the school, which helps put on events for students with special needs.

Inside a classroom in rural Kentucky, students are putting real-world skills to work, running their own coffee shop.

"This got started as a way for us to help students fulfill their career work experience certificate. They have to earn 40 hours a year of on-the-job learning," said Victoria Mason, a teacher at North Bullitt High School. "We focus a lot on job skills in here and life skills to get the students to be ready for transition and being as independent as they can."

The shop is called the "Bean Flyers," and the students help sell coffee, tea, smoothies and hot cocoa.

Students like Landon, Xavier, Michelle, Alex, and Elliot are tasked with not only making the drinks, but delivering the orders to teachers.

"They like making the drinks, but they also like walking around the school and meeting new people," teacher Casey Sanders said.

And the program, according to Mason is quickly expanding.

"Last year, we were probably getting between five and seven orders. Since the fall has started, we've been getting like close to 15 orders a week," Mason said.

Students like Elliot take each order seriously.

"We have to serve our coffee with happy faces to show that you're happy and you like serving coffee," Elliot said.

In addition to learning customer service, students say they have learned other skills, including time management, communication, and math -- to count tips.

Alex likes being a part of the community.

"The best part is how teachers help us be included," Alex said.

"My hope is that as many students as possible can go out and get part-time jobs with supported employment or anything like that. But even more than that, I want them to leave North having a community," Mason said.

The money raised goes to the "Best Buddies" program at the school, which helps put on events for students with special needs.